Power-receiving device, wireless power-feeding system including power-receiving device, and wireless communication system including power-receiving device

Abstract

When a portable electronic appliance is provided with two systems, a wireless power-feeding system and a wireless communication system, each system requires two power-receiving devices, a coil and an antenna, leading to a problem of increased electronic appliance size and cost. Wireless power feeding employs the resonance method and uses a resonance coil using the resonance method and a power-receiving coil that receives power from the resonance coil. At least one of the resonance coil and the power-receiving coil can also be used as an antenna for wireless communication. Thus, a power-receiving device that can be used for two systems, wireless power feeding and wireless communication, can be provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A power-receiving device comprising:
 a power-receiving resonance coil on a first surface of a substrate, the power-receiving resonance coil being configured to generate a first high-frequency voltage by a resonance method; 
 a power-receiving coil on a second surface of the substrate, the power-receiving coil being configured to generate a second high-frequency voltage by using electromagnetic induction between the power-receiving coil and the power-receiving resonance coil; 
 a wireless power-feeding unit electrically connected to the power-receiving coil; and 
 a wireless communication unit electrically connected to the power-receiving coil, the wireless communication unit comprising: 
 a reception circuit configured to receive a signal that has been received by at least one of the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil; and 
 a reception controller configured to control the signal received by the reception circuit, 
 wherein the wireless power-feeding unit and the wireless communication unit are provided over the substrate and integrated, 
 wherein the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil are overlapped with each other with the substrate positioned therebetween, and 
 wherein the substrate is a flexible substrate. 
 
     
     
       2. The power-receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil receives the signal on one of a carrier wave and an amplitude modulation wave by using electromagnetic induction. 
     
     
       3. The power-receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wireless power-feeding unit includes
 a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the second high-frequency voltage generated by the power-receiving coil, 
 a converter electrically connected to the rectifier circuit, and 
 a load configured to receive power converted by the converter. 
 
     
     
       4. The power-receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication unit further includes,
 a modulation transistor electrically connected to the reception controller, and 
 a load modulation element electrically connected to the modulation transistor. 
 
     
     
       5. A system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 1 ; and 
 a power-transmitting device including:
 a high-frequency power source; 
 a power-transmitting coil; and 
 a power-transmitting resonance coil. 
 
 
     
     
       6. A system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 1 ; and 
 a communication device including:
 an oscillator; 
 a modulation circuit; 
 a matching circuit; and 
 an antenna electrically connected to the matching circuit. 
 
 
     
     
       7. The power-receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein the number of turns of the power-receiving coil is smaller than that of the power-receiving resonance coil. 
     
     
       8. The power-receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein the substrate is one of a glass epoxy substrate, a glass composite substrate, and a paper-phenolic substrate. 
     
     
       9. A power-receiving device comprising:
 a power-receiving resonance coil on a first surface of a substrate, the power-receiving resonance coil being configured to generate a first high-frequency voltage by a resonance method; 
 a capacitor on the first surface of the substrate, the capacitor electrically connected to the power-receiving resonance coil; 
 a power-receiving coil on a second surface of the substrate, the power-receiving coil being configured to generate a second high-frequency voltage by using electromagnetic induction between the power-receiving coil and the power-receiving resonance coil; 
 a wireless power-feeding unit electrically connected to the power-receiving coil; and 
 a wireless communication unit electrically connected to the power-receiving coil, the wireless communication unit comprising: 
 a reception circuit configured to receive a signal that has been received by at least one of the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil; and 
 a reception controller configured to control the signal received by the reception circuit, 
 wherein the wireless power-feeding unit and the wireless communication unit are integrated over the substrate, 
 wherein the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil are overlapped with each other with the substrate positioned therebetween, and 
 wherein the substrate is a flexible substrate. 
 
     
     
       10. The power-receiving device according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil receives the signal on one of a carrier wave and an amplitude modulation wave by using electromagnetic induction. 
     
     
       11. The power-receiving device according to  claim 9 , wherein the wireless power-feeding unit includes:
 a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the second high-frequency voltage generated by the power-receiving coil; 
 a converter electrically connected to the rectifier circuit; and 
 a load receiving power converted by the converter. 
 
     
     
       12. The power-receiving device according to  claim 9 , wherein the wireless communication unit further includes:
 a modulation transistor electrically connected to the reception controller; and 
 a load modulation element electrically connected to the modulation transistor. 
 
     
     
       13. A system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 9 ; and 
 a power-transmitting device including:
 a high-frequency power source; 
 a power-transmitting coil; and 
 a power-transmitting resonance coil. 
 
 
     
     
       14. A system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 9 ; and 
 a communication device including:
 an oscillator; 
 a modulation circuit; 
 a matching circuit; and 
 an antenna electrically connected to the matching circuit. 
 
 
     
     
       15. The power-receiving device according to  claim 9 , wherein the number of turns of the power-receiving coil is smaller than that of the power-receiving resonance coil. 
     
     
       16. The power-receiving device according to  claim 9 , wherein the substrate is one of a glass epoxy substrate, a glass composite substrate, and a paper-phenolic substrate. 
     
     
       17. A power-receiving device comprising:
 a power-receiving resonance coil configured to generate a first high-frequency voltage by a resonance method; and 
 a power-receiving coil configured to generate a second high-frequency voltage by using electromagnetic induction between the power-receiving coil and the power-receiving resonance coil, 
 wherein at least one of the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil receives a signal on one of a carrier wave and an amplitude modulation wave by using electromagnetic induction, 
 wherein the power-receiving coil is electrically connected to a wireless power-feeding unit and a wireless communication unit, 
 wherein the wireless power-feeding unit includes: 
 a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the second high-frequency voltage generated by the power-receiving coil; 
 a converter electrically connected to the rectifier circuit; and 
 a load configured to receive power converted by the converter, 
 wherein the wireless communication unit includes: 
 a reception circuit configured to receive the signal; 
 a reception controller configured to control the signal received by the reception circuit; 
 a modulation transistor electrically connected to the reception controller; and 
 a load modulation element electrically connected to the modulation transistor, and 
 wherein the wireless power-feeding unit and the wireless communication unit are integrated. 
 
     
     
       18. A wireless power-feeding system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 17 ; and 
 a power-transmitting device including: 
 a high-frequency power source configured to generate a third high-frequency voltage; 
 a power-transmitting coil configured to receive the third high-frequency voltage; and 
 a power-transmitting resonance coil configured to generate a fourth high-frequency voltage by using electromagnetic induction between the power-transmitting resonance coil and the power-transmitting coil, 
 wherein the first high-frequency voltage is generated by magnetic resonance between the power-transmitting resonance coil and the power-receiving device. 
 
     
     
       19. A wireless communication system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 17 ; and 
 a communication device including: 
 an oscillator configured to generate the carrier wave; 
 a modulation circuit configured to convert the carrier wave into the amplitude modulation wave; 
 a matching circuit configured to subject the amplitude modulation wave to matching; and 
 an antenna electrically connected to the matching circuit, 
 wherein the signal on the carrier wave or the amplitude modulation wave is transmitted and received with electromagnetic induction between the antenna and the power-receiving device. 
 
     
     
       20. A power-receiving device comprising:
 a power-receiving resonance coil configured to generate a first high-frequency voltage by a resonance method; and 
 a power-receiving coil configured to generate a second high-frequency voltage by using electromagnetic induction between the power-receiving coil and the power-receiving resonance coil, 
 wherein at least one of the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil receives a signal on one of a carrier wave and an amplitude modulation wave by using electromagnetic induction, 
 wherein the power-receiving coil is electrically connected to a wireless power-feeding unit and a wireless communication unit, 
 wherein the wireless power-feeding unit includes: 
 a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the second high-frequency voltage generated by the power-receiving coil; 
 a converter electrically connected to the rectifier circuit; and 
 a load receiving power converted by the converter, 
 wherein the wireless communication unit includes: 
 a reception circuit configured to receive the signal; 
 a reception controller configured to control the signal received by the reception circuit; 
 a modulation transistor electrically connected to the reception controller; and 
 a load modulation element electrically connected to the modulation transistor, 
 wherein the power-receiving resonance coil and the power-receiving coil are placed to at least partly overlap with each other, and 
 wherein the wireless power-feeding unit and the wireless communication unit are integrated. 
 
     
     
       21. A wireless power-feeding system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 20 ; and 
 a power-transmitting device including: 
 a high-frequency power source configured to generate a third high-frequency voltage; 
 a power-transmitting coil configured to receive the third high-frequency voltage; and 
 a power-transmitting resonance coil configured to generate a fourth high-frequency voltage by using electromagnetic induction between the power-transmitting resonance coil and the power-transmitting coil, 
 wherein the first high-frequency voltage is generated by magnetic resonance between the power-transmitting resonance coil and the power-receiving device. 
 
     
     
       22. A wireless communication system comprising:
 the power-receiving device according to  claim 20 ; and 
 a communication device including: 
 an oscillator configured to generate the carrier wave; 
 a modulation circuit configured to convert the carrier wave into the amplitude modulation wave; 
 a matching circuit configured to subject the amplitude modulation wave to matching; and 
 an antenna electrically connected to the matching circuit, 
 wherein the signal on the carrier wave or the amplitude modulation wave is transmitted and received with electromagnetic induction between the antenna and the power-receiving device.